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i'm just doing a poll, how long will a healthy arg black and white be when fully grown, how long will a healthy colombian black and white when fully grown, how long will a golden/gold tegu grow to when fully grown, and how long do a blue tegu grows up to be when fully grown, also how long will the red tegu be. Which type is of tegu is the most common, which is the popular ones, and what speicie will tame down the most if taken care of dalily? Please copy and cut this list down here and paste it on your reply so i can do my poll and thankyou all.

Tegu Name:
Tegu type:
Tegu size:
Tegu origin:
Tegu tameness:1,2,3,4,5,1 is a monster and 5 is the dogtame.
Tegu personality:
Tegu picture: If you have one of corse.

Tegu Name: Taz(boy) and Jazz(girl)
Tegu type: Arg B&W
Tegu size: Taz is 4'4", Jazz is about 3 1/2'
Tegu origin: Taz is from agamainternational.com , Jazz is from bluetegu.com
Tegu tameness: Tazz 5,Jazz 4.
Tegu personality: Both are very nice they don't bite, wip, or anything. They don't mind interaction but they don't seek it either. They sometimes do come over to you but it seems like it's out of curiosity. Taz is easy going, Jazz is more independent.
Tegu picture: Here's an older one of Taz

Argen B%W male Santiago/ Bluefemale Siena Size= Santiago4'3" TL 201/2" snt to vent and 17 lbs. Siena =3'21/2"TL Snt To Vent 13 3/4" 5.2 lbs Santigois 21/2years old. Siena is 2- 21/2 years old . Santiago comes from Ron St. pierre.Siena comes from Mid Michgan Rep Res(I think she was hatched at Ron ST. Pierre also) TAMNESS= Santiago 5 Siena 4 Tegu personality satiago Real mellow, Siena dominaring and very active.Thanks russ . The picture is a couple of mounths old , and siena is a little bigger now .

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Tegu Name: Eddie
Tegu type: Argentine Red
Tegu size: About 30" and about 4-5 lbs.
Tegu origin: Unknown, bought at a pet store
Tegu tameness:1,2,3,4,5,1 is a monster and 5 is the dogtame. About a 4. He does not bite, but he is not fond of handling.

Tegu personality: He is very inquisitive, but does not like to be out of his home.
Tegu picture: No Picture, yet.

Tegu Name: Elvis

Tegu type: White Head Arg. B&W, Tupinambis Merianae

Tegu size: 46 inches long and 10 pounds

Tegu origin: Agama International

Tegu tameness:4-5 When I work with him a lot he gets very dog tame, but it is not perminant and must be kept up.

Tegu personality: Easy going, VERY curious, prone to wander. I can let a high school class safely handle him and I can open and look in his mouth.

Tegu picture: This is a series of photos from last summer (summer 2003).

Tegu Name: Squishy
Tegu type: Paraguayan B/W
Tegu size: approx. 3.5 feet, 3-4 pounds
Tegu origin: Unknown - bought from Ben Siegel
Tegu tameness: 4
Tegu personality: Very confident, curious, likes to get scratches and pets but does not like to be picked up and held
Tegu picture: Yup

Hey Billyboy,
You bought that tegu from Ben Siegel? In Deerfield? How long ago? I think hes the same tegu i was going to buy. If so, i know its origin.
THanks

I got him from Ben at his shop in Deerfield back in the beginning of June of 03. He was the last of a batch of Paraguayans he had in. He was also the biggest of the bunch and was there long after the others were all sold. He was only 14" then and is now over 3.5 feet long. You know about that shipment? Billy

>>Hey Billyboy,
>>You bought that tegu from Ben Siegel? In Deerfield? How long ago? I think hes the same tegu i was going to buy. If so, i know its origin.
>>THanks

Sorry, If you got him in the beginning of 03, then its not what i thought. If you got him recently, then i would know. They had a couple of nice tegus that somebody sold them because they were moving, and they were extremely friendly Tegus.
Anyway, those guys at ben siegel in deerfield are pretty cool, and know what they are talking about.
Nice to see people on the forum in my area.
Loyski

Yeah, I think I remember those as well. They were big ones as well, but not as big as that huge male they have now. They are a good bunch over there and their animals are always top-notch.

>>Sorry, If you got him in the beginning of 03, then its not what i thought. If you got him recently, then i would know. They had a couple of nice tegus that somebody sold them because they were moving, and they were extremely friendly Tegus.
>>Anyway, those guys at ben siegel in deerfield are pretty cool, and know what they are talking about.
>>Nice to see people on the forum in my area.
>>Loyski

I posted a forum here about the big male they have there. Hopefully this guy "asucker" buys him. I cant believe that that tegu has not been sold, hes like a puppy. I was originally going to buy him, but i ended up with a hatchling instead.

Tegu Name: Tegu (girlfriend likes the way the word sounds and my mom is constantly saying Teejoo so we tease her.LOL.)

Tegu type: Arg. Red

Tegu size: 18-20"

Tegu origin: St. Louis Reptile Show

Tegu tameness: 3. Doesn't bite or whip but only comes to you if shes really curious that day. Otherwise shes happy to just explore her home and dig.

Tegu personality: Very curious and an eating machine. Can't wait til shes huge.

Tegu picture: Not yet, sorry.
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0.1 Red Tegu
0.0.1 Savannnah Monitor
0.0.1 Nile Monitor
0.1 Mali Uromastyx
1.1 Leopard Gex
1.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.1.? Red-tail Boas (babies on the way!!)
0.1.3 Oscellated Skinks
1.1 Mellers Chameleon (eggs possibly on the way!)
0.0.1 Sulcatta
1.0 Chinchilla
0.1 Great Dane / Pitbull

Tegu Name: Blake and Trinity
Tegu type: Colombian black and white (Blake)and blue (Trinity)
Tegu size: About 3 ft. (Blake) and just a few inches shy of 3
ft. (Trinity)
Tegu origin: Petco (Blake, I was working there at the time and
working with him and I just couldn't let him go)
and Ron and Stella St. Pierre (Trinity)
Tegu tameness: I would have to give Blake a 4 because he's fine
when he's hanging around the apartment with just
me, or when we go out to the pet store for
supplies, but if someone else comes into his
domain, he definitely doesn't like it. Trinity I
would give a 5 because I can let anyone hold her
and she's totally fine.
Tegu personality:Both Blake and Trinity crack me up with some of
the stuff I do. Blake will even climb up onto
the couch with me while I'm watching TV.
Trinity is definitely my little girl. She'll
climb up my legs and up to my neck and just
curl up around me neck. Although she's getting
to the point where she's almost too big to be
doing that.
Tegu picture: I have pictures, but I don't have web space to
host them yet. Hopefully soon.

Lindsay

Hi

In answer to your questions:

Tegu Name: Amigo (we call him meego)
Tegu type: Arg Black & white
Tegu size: 29 inches
Tegu origin: Agama international
Tegu tameness: Meego would have to be a 5
Tegu personality: Very social, loves to be handled, and sleeps under my pillow if that tells you anything!!
Tegu picture: Amigo at 6 months old....

Tegu Name: Tegan
Tegu type: Blue
Tegu size: 4'
Tegu origin: Ron and Stella St.Pierre
Tegu tameness:Tegan is about a 4
Tegu personality: Loves a good tail scratchin' and laying on the couch with daddy!
Tegu picture:

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Peace!
KofSeattle
Reptile-Like
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>>Tegu Name: Fred
>>Tegu type: Red
>>Tegu size: 4' 20 lbs
>>Tegu origin: unknown
>>Tegu tameness:5
>>Tegu personality: Lounge lizard, loves to snuggle and make throat sounds

One of my breeder males

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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

Tegu Name: Mig
Tegu type: Argentine Black and White Tegu
Tegu size: 18 Inches
Tegu origin: Captive Bred - but Unknown
Tegu tameness: 3.5 He is still a baby so he is not yet fully tame, he "puffs up" at first when he is handled and "hisses" but I personally think it's very cute that he is trying to show how Tough he is
Tegu personality: He doesn't really like to be picked up, he likes to burrow under things and loves it when he gets to take a nap on my bed, he crawls under the covers and out he goes!
Tegu picture:

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0.0.1 Argentine Black and White Tegu
0.0.1 Baby Aru Green Tree Python
2.1 Bearded Dragon
0.0.4 Hatchling Bearded Dragons
1.1 Honduran Milksnake
1.0 Florida Brooksi Kingsnake
1.0 Blood Red Cornsnake
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Western Hognose Snake
1.0 Bull Mastiff

Tegu Name: Tarzan Spagettio (male) and Duddits (male)
Tegu type: Argentine B&W (Tarzan Spagettio) and Argentine Red (Duddits)
Tegu size: 28" w/ partially regenerated tail (Tarzan) and 19" (Duddits)
Tegu origin: Tarzan Spagettio was rescued from abusive home and Duddits from JLBreeders.com
Tegu tameness: Tarzan Spagettio is a 2, but slowly getting better with constant handling and tlc-Duddits is a 4, he is very handleable, but still a little skittish, getting better with age
Tegu personality: Tarzan Spagettio will eat anything given to him, he is very curious and brazen; does not like being held but responds to voices and food. Duddits is a little more shy, except when it comes to feeding time. He is more affectionate and responds to my voice and my voice alone.
Tegu picture: No longer have them. I had a virus on my pc that wiped everything out.

Name: Tigs (I didn't get to name him. Even though he is mine.)
Type: Argentine Black and White
Origin: Collinsville Pets and Reptiles. No idea where he came from before that.
Size: 15 inches (Probably closer to 18 - 19 if he hadn't lost his tail)
Tameness: 4.5

He won't attempt to bite, he won't hiss, he won't puff up. But when he gets picked up, he's not too happy (As in he'll wiggle around until he gets his entire body supported, which usually means running up my shirt and on to my shoulder.) After that, he's just fine.

Tegu Name: Amika
Tegu type: Adult Female Blue
Tegu size: Roughly 4 ft snout to tip of tail
Tegu origin: FIRE in Orlando last May
Tegu tameness: 5. Has never shown aggression toward myself or anyone
Tegu personality: Likes to do her own thing. Will let you hold her for a little while but will squirm and want to be put down eventually. Doesn't particuarly like being pet like some I've seen here on the forum in the sense that she doesn't come to you for affection. Never has shown any aggression however and has my complete trust. In fact she seems to be completely removed from her environment, nothing scares/spooks her which is why I feel comfortalbe letting her walk around outside without a leash under my supervision. Also she's potty trained to go outside. All in all a great tegu.
Tegu picture:

Tegu Names: TegTeg (B&W Argentine) and Baby(Red tegu)
Tegu type: White-headed B&W Argentine and red tegu.
Tegu size: The B&W is 41" and the red is between 31" and 33" (won't hold still)
Tegu origin: B&W was from Ron St. Pierre and the red was a rescue of unknown origin (claimed it was bought from a breeder at a show).
Tegu tameness:1,2,3,4,5,1 is a monster and 5 is the dogtame.
TegTeg is a 2 or 3. He'll allow himself to be petted and will climb on your lap if you're sitting on the floor. He'll also approaches curiously when I come to his cage. He hates being held, though, and will death roll like a crocodile and try to bite. Baby is about a 3 or 4. He doesn't like being held much, but he mostly just wiggles and eventually calms down. He does not care to be touched (he was badly neglected by his first owner and was a year old and only about 8 inches long when I got him). He will climb on me if I sit on the floor with him.
Tegu personality: TegTeg is bold and curious and rarely skittish. Baby tends to be somewhat skittish, though he's getting better.